Best Alternatives to Erick Pulgar

Top 3 Alternatives to Erick Pulgar

1. 1.Matheus Uribe86% DNA match·Atlético Nacional€9.5M
2. 2.Stephen Eustaquio86% DNA match·Los Angeles FC€7.0M
3. 3.Exequiel Palacios86% DNA match·Bayer 04 Leverkusen€30.0M

Ranked by AI DNA similarity — 768 dimensions across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.

Playing Style Analysis

Erick Antonio Pulgar Farfán is a Metronome. Possession anchor who dictates tempo. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.0 key passes/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.7 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (94% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (66 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (8.0 final-third passes/90) and central to possession (77 touches/90). The three most similar players to Erick Pulgar by playing style are:

• Matheus Uribe(86% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (2.7 tackles/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.9 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (85% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (56% duel success) and heavily involved in possession (62 passes/90).
• Stephen Eustaquio(86% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.5 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (89% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (65 passes/90), creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.57 big chances/90) and central to possession (78 touches/90).
• Exequiel Palacios(86% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.2 key passes/90), a prolific assist provider (0.55 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (56% duel success), heavily involved in possession (79 passes/90), creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.78 big chances/90), central to possession (94 touches/90), active off the ball (2.6 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league. However, he loses possession under pressure (1.6 dispossessed/90).

Similarity is calculated using per-90 performance data across multiple playing style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →